After releasing Beatles Abbey Road, the Volkswagen Beetle’s number plate was repeatedly stolen
Britain’s 1939 Pet Holocaust: Within a week, 750,000 pets were ‘destroyed’
The Secrets of Medieval Castles: Stairs are built in a clockwise fashion for a clever reason
The Good Cemeterian: Мan spends his Sundays cleaning forgotten veterans’ tombstones
Black Agnes: The fearless Countess who defended her home during the Siege of Dunbar
Berthe Antonine Mayné – The Titanic passenger who survived the sinking but nobody believed her
Up Helly Aa: a Scottish festival where people dress up as Vikings and set fire to a longship
Polaire: a French singer and actress famous for her tiny corseted waist and striking appearance
That time when Buzz Aldrin punches moon landing denier Bart Sibrel
Elizabeth Taylor’s dark outlined eyes were due to a rare mutation giving her “double eyelashes”
